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Contact details for planning

Department of Environment and Development Services
Planning Division, 2nd Floor, Craig House, 5 Bank Street, Bury, BL9 0DN
Tel: 0161 253 5287     Fax: 0161 253 5290     Email: planning@bury.gov.uk

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Individual Comprehensive Planning Contacts List
planning@bury.gov.uk
Name Post Telephone number
Brian Daniel Assistant Director of Planning, Engineering and Transportation 253 5319
Tom Mitchell Development Control and Building Control Manager 253 5321

Building Control
building.control@bury.gov.uk
Name Post Telephone number
Rob Thorpe Team Leader Principal Building Control Officer (North) 253 5289   
Kevin Dearden Senior Building Control Officer (North) 253 5292
Jim Burke Senior Building Control Officer (North) 253 5293
Paul Holdaway Assistant Building Control Officer (North) 253 6736
Phil Jackson Team Leader Building Control Officer (South) 253 5330
Peter Hodkinson Senior Building Control Officer (South) 253 5294
Adrian Hughes Senior Building Control Officer (South) 253 5295
Chris May Senior Building Control Officer (South) 253 5297
Garry Logan Building Control Officer 253 6177
John Ridings Building Control Officer 253 5246
Steven Leach Trainee Building Control Officer 253 6749
Alan Hargreaves Senior Structural Engineer 253 5346
John Lucas Fire Safety Advisor 253 5254

Development Control - Major Applications Team
development.control@bury.gov.uk
Name Post Telephone number
Dave Marno Principal Planning Officer 253 5291
Helen Longworth Senior Planning Officer 253 5322
Jan Brejwo Senior Planning Officer 253 5324
Paul Knight Planning Technician 253 5202

Development Control - Planning Applications Team
development.control@bury.gov.uk
Name Post Telephone number
John Cummins Principal Planning Officer 253 6089
Tom Beirne Senior Planning Officer 253 5361
Janet Ingham Planning Officer 253 5325
Jennie Townsend Planning Officer 253 5320
Amanda Uhunmwagho Assistant Planning Officer 253 5323
Jane Langan Planning Assistant 253 5323
Mark Kilby Planning Techncian 253 7639

Enforcement
development.control@bury.gov.uk
Name Post Telephone number
Stephen Howarth Senior Enforcement Officer 253 5727 
-vacant- Enforcement Officer 253 5318

Implementation Group (Planning Projects)
implementation@bury.gov.uk
Name Post Telephone number
John Leatherbarrow Implementation Manager 253 5358
Liz Gillan Town Centres Co-ordinator 253 5974
Ruth Shedwick Senior Planning Officer (Projects) 253 5327
Adrian Frost Partnership and Investment Manager 253 5393
Jill Youlton Tourism Development Officer 253 6075
Amanda Hope Development Projects Officer 253 5272
Steven Lever Urban Design and Development Officer 253 5270
Kimiyo Nabeshima Senior Planning Officer (Regeneration) 253 6190
Mick Nightingale Conservation Officer 253 5317
Michael Dunne Projects Manager 253 5760
Chris Wilkinson Greenspace Projects Manager 253 5269
David Dutton Wildlife Officer 796 6404
Paul Robinson Local Nature Reserves Project Officer 253 7668
James Burbedge Design and Technical Officer 253 7640
Darren Wright Planning Programme Officer 253 6381

Planning Policy Section
planning.policy@bury.gov.uk
Name Post Telephone number
Paul Allen Planning Policy Manager 253 5283  
David Wiggins Principal Planning Officer 253 5282
Crispian Logue Principal Planning Officer 253 5306
David Hodcroft Senior Planning Officer 253 7659
-vacant- Planning Officer 253 6154
Fran McHale Planning Officer 253 7391
Phillippa Gibbon Monitoring and Research Officer 253 7411
Nic Porter Senior Planning Technician 253 5284
Richard Boon Planning Technician 253 7665

Technical Support
planning@bury.gov.uk
Name Post Telephone number
Cath Firman Planning Administration Manager 253 7744
Louise Johnston Senior Planning Administrator 253 5315
Justine Tapson Senior Planning Administrator 253 7638
Dan Jones Planning Administrator 253 5706
-vacant- Planning Administrator 253 5285
Sharon Yeates Planning Administrator 253 5277
Kate Barratt Building Control Administrator 253 6749
Rosemary Alkapatan Clerical Assistant 253 5468
Jean Giblin Clerical Assistant 253 5468
Harry Brierley Clerical Assistant 253 5096
Kath Booth Receptionist 253 5287
Mary Hadfield Receptionist 253 5287